He Gu was completely immersed in thinking.
As far as Tianji Shu is concerned, he can be said to be an out-and-out freak. He has no Tianji Daoyun in his body at all. It was through the Tianji Stone and Tianji Guapan that he suddenly embarked on the path of Tianji.
And in one step, the whole process has not gone through the level of assessment and competition that ordinary Tianji practitioners should have when they grow up. They can be regarded as amateurs among experts.
Therefore, even though he was surprised at the difficulty of the exam questions at the beginning, he soon regarded this as something that ordinary Tianji practitioners should face when participating in top competitions.
Naturally, he didn't know how other people would proceed with the divination and deduction, and he had only two options.
One is the fortune-predicting ability of the Tianji stone, and the other is the matter-divining ability of the Tianji hexagram plate.
Thinking that after using the power of the Tianji Stone yesterday, not only did the prophecy information obtained not be of much help in the assessment, but it also added trouble to himself for no reason, he weighed it and gave up the idea of using it again.
In other words, next he will mainly rely on the ability of the Tianji Guapan to find the answer. If it doesn't work, he will consider using the former again.
He took action as soon as he made up his mind. He sat down cross-legged in front of the short desk, and He Gu was deeply absorbed in his body, preparing to use the Tianji Guapan for divination.
It was at this moment that he confirmed the source of the subtle abnormalities that had been occurring in Dantian since he first stepped into the palace.
As expected, it was the secret stone among them.
That's not all. What surprised him was that the Tianji Stone seemed to be absorbing something from all around on its own, and at the same time, it kept spitting out traces of suspected "safe products" after refining into the Dantian Sea.
The shape is hazy and pale white mist-like. It is not spiritual power or spiritual energy, but an extremely pure and ownerless energy similar to spiritual power.
Spiritual power cannot be sensed, and it is impossible to detect it without carefully using the power of spiritual consciousness to experience it.
Is it helping me offset the pressure of luck emanating from the Empress?
He Gu had heard about the unique luck of the Dragon Veins of the Dawu Dynasty.
Thinking of the abnormal changes in other people's faces when he entered the palace just now, but he only felt the pressure of the aura of the empress' body, and did not have the additional feelings described in the rumors, he suddenly understood the situation.
Looking at the hazy aura that faintly exudes delicious temptation, feeling the pure spiritual energy in it, I feel excited in my heart.
I don’t know if the “waste gas” transformed into it can be used by me. If so, wouldn’t it be...
Not to mention whether cultivators' spiritual consciousness cultivation will hinder the most important spiritual power cultivation. In today's world, just finding a method for cultivating spiritual consciousness will have to dissuade all those who are interested.
He Gu couldn't help but feel hot in his eyes as he had already practiced a secret technique of hegemony that used the power of his spiritual consciousness to strengthen his cultivation level in a short time.
After all, it involves a sensitive spiritual field, and it is undoubtedly a very dangerous thing to rashly absorb similar powers from outside into the sea of consciousness.
To ensure nothing went wrong, he immediately asked the treasure spirit of the Tianji Stone.
Soon, he received an emotional response that showed the meaning of "no danger".
Now that the Tianji Stone has been completely recognized by him, he can naturally distinguish the truth and lies inside.
He Gu suddenly felt excited.
At the moment, I can't wait to use the power of my spiritual consciousness to wrap it up, and then carefully transport it to the sea of consciousness at my head.
As soon as the hazy energy entered the sea of consciousness, it was immediately swallowed up by the power of divine consciousness that filled it, leaving nothing behind.
Then he was surprised to find that his mental power, which after three years of training in the secret realm had become somewhat beyond the corresponding level of his current cultivation level, had improved slightly and clearly!
That is to say, as long as he can stay within a certain range of the empress, he can continue to obtain a slow but effortless improvement in consciousness!
This is undoubtedly an unexpected surprise.
However, it is obviously also an extremely dangerous thing to walk on a tightrope.
Not to mention the age-old grievances between the He family and the royal family, He Gu still understands the principle of accompanying a king like a tiger.
Besides, even if he could endure the humiliation, the Empress would not give him a chance.
When I thought of the unrealistic prerequisites, I was immediately poured a bucket of cold water on my head.
After his mind calmed down a little, he quickly calmed down and turned his attention back to the palace examination.
When it comes to the length of time, it’s actually only a small delay.
When He Gu activated the Tianji hexagram plate with the words "The Empress is near to worry" and concentrated on it, time flew by between his fingers bit by bit.
From past experience, the Tianji hexagram plate will give out the hexagrams in about a quarter of an hour.
However, this time it was extremely unsmooth, and the process was quite blocked and difficult.
There seems to be an unshakable shielding force, which makes it impossible for even a powerful hexagram disk to capture a trace of the secret hidden inside.
Two quarters of an hour later, someone was already sweating profusely...
Half an hour passed, and Tian Qian also frowned...
An hour passed, and except for He Gu, no one in the hall could still maintain a relatively calm expression...
Gradually, He Gu became anxious, and a thin layer of hot sweat gradually appeared on his forehead.
Little did they know that such a performance was surprising in the eyes of the three people watching silently.
Among them, the old master was the worst.
As a master of the secret arts, although he cannot peek into the divination and deduction processes of these young people, he can judge their vague progress by relying on the weak resonance of the power of the secrets generated when they establish communication with the secrets.
In the first level before, he could feel that the young master spent two rounds of communication with Tianji before handing in the answer sheet, and the best performance was with the opposite Tianqian, who only used one round.
At present, Tian Qian has started to activate the third round, and others have activated the fifth and sixth small rounds, but He Gu is still on the first round.
This shows that He Gu's first round is still in a promising state and has not yet completely failed.
To be honest, if it were him, he wouldn't be able to guarantee that he would be able to find the general range of the hidden secrets in the first round.
Being well versed in this, he knew very well that it was absolutely impossible to divine a clear and complete hexagram in two hours, even without limiting the time.
Neither can he!
In fact, the difficulty lies not in the time limit, but in the fact that the object of divination is the current ruler of the dynasty and the empress with great fortune.
In other words, as long as you can get a glimpse of it, coupled with the subjective and correct judgment of the subsequent test participants, it is enough to win the winning position.
And whether it is half a silk or a trace, the difference is very big.
Now, compared to Tian Qian, he is more optimistic about the young master.
Part of the reason was the deep impression left on him by the former Imperial Master. At this moment, he also vaguely saw a trace of the former Imperial Master's divination in He Gu.
Within the golden curtain, the empress noticed the slight change in the expression of the old master, and couldn't help but send a message to ask.
"Did the Imperial Master see something?"
The old Imperial Master immediately conveyed the message respectfully and replied: "Reporting to Your Majesty, the young master's current performance is better than the others, and the progress is smoother than that of the Tianji Pavilion. There is great hope."
Hearing this, the corners of the noble empress Shu Yun's mouth raised slightly, and her beautiful golden eyes showed a hint of the natural doting of her elders.
The tiger father has no dogs and the phoenix mother has no sparrows.
Of course, her sister's surviving son also has part of the same blood flowing in his body. In her opinion, excellence is what he should be.
She didn't know if the inner love for Wujiwu had been brewing and suppressed for too long. When she thought this way, she completely ignored the fact that there were a few ineffective examples in the royal bloodline that remained today.
The bright and clear eyes of the cloud shadow on the side flashed slightly.
Although she couldn't hear the content of the two people's voice transmissions, she was always good at observing words and expressions and quickly captured some readable information from the changes in their expressions.
Coupled with her own observation of the conditions of the ten participants, it was more or less clear at the moment.
After all, it is about the future inheritance of service, so she is naturally more willing to see that the young master has the considerable capital to grow up.
She was born for the Lord, and she will also live loyally to the next master given by the Lord without hesitation.
Now that things have happened, she no longer doubts that the empress will hand herself over to the young master after she becomes an immortal one day.
As long as it is the empress's will, she will accept it unconditionally no matter how she arranges it.
But compared to the mediocre master who can't support the wall with mud, of course he hopes in his heart to be a master who is at least better than himself.
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When one and a half hours passed, some people in the hall opened their eyes with pale faces and reluctantly chose to give up.
Not long after, the last remaining Imperial College student also opened his eyes bitterly.
This student is the most outstanding newcomer among the younger generation of the Imperial Academy who practices Tianji Shu, and he also happens to be a new disciple of the old Imperial Master.
As a native, he naturally did not want this victory and rich rewards to be pocketed by the disciples of the Tianji Pavilion in the outer domain.
It's a pity that at present, his ability is not enough to defend the country.
The old Imperial Master quietly gave him a comforting look.
After a while, only four people including He Gu and Tian Qian were still insisting, three of whom were Tianji Pavilion disciples.
Seeing that He Gu, who was the least optimistic, persisted until now, his face still didn't have the pale color that other people had when their longevity was reduced many times.
The six participants who exited the divination state were all moved.
With their abilities, they were not able to sense the weak resonance when the Tianji communication was established like the old master, but based on this, they also understood that He Gu had the least number of failed rounds among everyone.
I even dare to infer that it should not exceed three rounds now.
It turned out to be much better than Tianqian. The only Tianji Pavilion disciple who had given up turned pale and showed disbelief on his face.
However, they still believed in their talented senior brother.
Spending the least number of rounds does not mean that the final result must be better than others. Three against one, and there is Tianqian among them. They believe that the top spot will most likely be their own.
Seeing this, the two Imperial Academy students who could already be declared eliminated, holding the hope that it would be better not to give to Tianji Pavilion than others, silently supported He Gu among the four who was the only one who was not a disciple of Tianji Pavilion.
At this moment, He Gu was inexplicably becoming more and more pleasing to their eyes.
The remaining contestant, who was competing as a casual cultivator like He Gu, simply started meditating on the spot and adjusting his breath, no longer caring about who would receive the reward.
As the old master said, He Gu could always feel that he was still close to getting out of the hexagram, so he did not choose to give up and start over.
It's just that it was just one step away, and he spent nearly an hour in the second half of the period still unable to successfully take it.
He continued to exert his full power of spiritual consciousness and poured it into the Tianji Gua Pan.
Fortunately, his current mental strength has improved a lot since three years of training in the secret realm, which is enough to last for the remaining half an hour, otherwise he would have to give up now.
Another quarter of an hour later, as the five-color brilliance of the Tianji Guapan suddenly erupted, He Gu finally took the next desperate step.
The winding lines like a spiritual snake are gradually outlined, and the mysterious hexagram images begin to slowly emerge on the front of the Tianji hexagram disk.
But it is very different from the past. In the end, only a very small part of the hexagrams appeared clearly and orderly, and more than 90% of the remaining hexagrams were in chaos.
His thoughts and consciousness were touched, and in an instant, an incomprehensible text that was extremely unstable and constantly changing rapidly, so that it became a blur, appeared in He Gu's mind.
The glyphs are completely indistinguishable!
The first time he encountered this situation, He Gu was completely confused.
